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Katie : the young life of mother Katharine Drexel

Describes the young life of Katharine Drexel, a wealthy Philadelphia heiress, who surprised the world when she gave up her wealth to serve God and devote her life to supporting and caring for Native and African Americans. It reveals the events in her young life that led her to found the Sisters of t...

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Main Author: Mohan, Claire Jordan.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Worcester, PA : Young Sparrow Press, c2001.
Subjects and Genres:
Drexel, Katharine Mary, > Saint, > 1858-1955.
Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament.
Faith.
Biography > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Nuns > Biography > Juvenile literature.
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Summary: Describes the young life of Katharine Drexel, a wealthy Philadelphia heiress, who surprised the world when she gave up her wealth to serve God and devote her life to supporting and caring for Native and African Americans. It reveals the events in her young life that led her to found the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament whose mission was to serve these peoples at a time when their plight was largely ignored.
Physical Description: 71 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
ISBN: 0962150029 (pbk.)
9780962150029 (pbk.)

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